Award winning estate with private airstrip, hangar and sports oval hits market

With its own private airstrip and hangar, horse stables, secluded riverfront and chandelier adorned marquee, ‘Willowmere’ outside of Canberra is in a league of its own.

The landmark manor on the Murrumbidgee River was built by a prominent real estate agent who fell in love with the site, and made an offer to buy the land on the spot.

“He loves horses …and has his pilot’s licence and loves to fly so he has his own private airstrip, and if he wanted to go to Sydney he would quite literally, just jump in a plane,” sales agent Joshua Morrissey from HIVE Property said.

Located at 154 Woodgrove Close, Wallaroo, the estate is set amongst 80.2has of riverfront land which encompasses a full-size international standard tennis court, a sports oval, a creek with a waterfall and a sprawling truffle paddock with 200 English Oak trees.

Built with immaculate detail and finishing’s, the nine bedroom manor with a huge 1750sqm of living space, was awarded a Master Builders Association House of the Year accolade in the early 1990s.

Mr Morrissey said the owner used the manor as a primary residence and has placed it on the market due to plans to move to Queensland.

“It’s in a very tightly held area and acreage there is very rare,” Mr Morrissey said.

“Generally, the life cycle of a property out there is quite long. People that move out to Wallaroo generally build and stay out there for a generation or two.

“It’s only 20 minutes to the city so you get a lot of business people, families that want that rural lifestyle.”

The Murrumbidgee River frontage is often used for fishing privately, and wildlife such as deer, kangaroos and wombats are abundant.

The manor itself boasts six fireplaces, wide balconies, soaring ceilings, marble columns, sculptured architraves, a library, a grand formal lounge and a Japanese steam room, gym and health spa.

Dubbing it a “true manor,” Mr Morrissey said the estate was unlike anything he had seen before.

“It’s just stunning every which way you explore that property, it’s beautiful its own right for many different reasons,” he said.

“It’s just one of those properties you need to go and have a look at to appreciate it.”

A hangar lease to Helicopter Corp is currently in place and Mr Morrissey said the marquee offered the potential to host events and weddings as a business venture.

“Someone could come in and Airbnb the whole thing, and turn it into a little hotel, turn it into an events destination,” he said

“I think if you’ve got some commercial acumen about you, it presents a really good opportunity to create further value – there’s a lot of layers of opportunity.”

The property is listed for sale ‘By Negotiation.’

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